Clamp and mouthpiece eok lumber-jointing machines



ToaZZ whom/t maycmccrn: j j i Be it known that I, CHARLES F. BAUERS- i neously CHARLES F. BAUERSFELD, on CINCINNATI, OHIO.

` CLAMP AND IvIoUTHrIEcE ron LUMBER-JQINTING IvIAcIIINIas.`

` speeeeation `of Lettere Patent No. 12,580, dated March 27, 18.55.

FELD, of Cincinnati, Hamilton county, Ohio,

l have invented a new and useful Machinefor Dressing and Matching the Joints of Table- Leaves and other Articles of Furniture; and

i I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,"and `exactdescription` thereof,

reference being had `to the annexed drawf ings, makingpart of this specification.

1` `The fact that ,leaves `of tables and other articles of furniture are now jointed by hand `laborwould seem to indicate` that someappliances are `wanting to extend to this extensivebranch` of manufacture the facilities of steam and `power and `thus place it`on the same or "on equal footing with j j manufactureslofl flooring Vand other `works z in wood. The continuousfeed motion however of flooringv machinery is `not applicable i. to furniture the nice and accurate fitting of they parts which come "together, and the variety in the form of the joints requiring a different mode ofmpresentation of the work i to ther cutting,`tooland as most ofthe j pieces haveto be jointed all around a dog i' or other `pointed clamp" for 'grasping the j edgeslis inadmissible.` `A single clamp bearing against the flat portion could `not `be adaptedto hold with suflicient steadiness the.

f `many forms of pieceslemp-loyed in the conj struction offurniture,` `Some pieces particularly; fromftheir branching and ,complicated form require tofbe-"held in many places .at

once. i `It therefore becomes necessary to ,have two or `more clamps" which are so con nected to eachother as (however nurner-f` i ous) to be "withdrawi or `applied simultato suchparts ofthe pieceas may be of most service. j

For the purpose of illustration, the simplest form of the invention is here presented, being a pair of clamps (a) (a) connected to the same handle (b) by means of suitable levers (c) and-links (al) (cl) so arranged and proportioned as that a given motion of the handle shall act simultaneously and equally on each clamp. For pieces of `complicated form or pattern-'three four or `more clamps or any necessary number may be easily connected on the same principle, so `as to be all simultaneously lifted `oif or brought to bear upon the board. A notched arm (e) may be employed to hold the handle,so as to secure the clamps to their places.

i Is a gage or restforming ateits front edge (l), a mouth piece for the rotating cutter (g) or (h). Thisgage is by means of a pair of parallel armsheld in a longitudinal or other desired direction, `Whether moved toward or from the stuff. Its posi tion, being adjusted to suit the particular cutter and work is fixed by means of a bridle and hand screw (j) as represented.

I claim as new and of my inventionl. Two or more clamps,so arranged and connected as` described as to be simultane- "ously and equally applied to or withdrawn from the different parts of a portion offurniture to be jointed; by the means of a single handle. j j

2. The lparallel motion fixed in any desired position by means of the bridle and screw as described.

i In testimony whereof, I hereunto set my hand before two subscribing witnesses.

` CHARLES F. BAUERSFELD. Witnesses: GEO. II. KNIGHT,

THos.W. SCOTT.

i UNITED" sTATEs `rATI-INT orFIcE. f i 

